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• Dosaku ( 1645- 1702) Greatest player of the Edo period.
• Honinbo Shusaku ( 1829- 1862) 本因坊秀策 Greatest player of the 19th century - the "golden age" of go.
• Shuei ( 1854- 1907) 17th and again 19th head of the Honinbo house. Very active and innovative in the 1890s.
• Shusai ( 1874- 1940) The last inheritor of "Honinbo" title, and founder of the Nihon Ki-in.
• Go Seigen (born 1914Events January 4 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador January 5 Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor February 13 Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Compos) 呉清源 ( Wu Qingyuan in ChineseThe Chinese language (/, /, or ; pinyin: hany, huay, or zhongwen) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Although most Chinese view the many varieties of spoken Chinese as a single language, regional variations in spoken language are compara), is considered the greatest player of the 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre.
• Kitani Minoru ( 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National- 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i) Great friend and rival to Go Seigen. Go and Kitani were the vanguard of the Shin-fuseki or "New Opening", a great advance in go theory. Most prolific teacher ever. Pupils include Kato Masao,Ishida Yoshio,Cho Chikun, Takamiya Masaki,Kobayashi Koichi.
• Sakata Eio (born 19201920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 Britain announces it will build 100,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 Leagu) 坂田栄男 "Razor Sakata", the "Master of myoushu" (brilliant move) former longtime holder of most championship titles with 64.
• Rin Kaiho (born 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass)
• Kato Masao (born 1947) 加藤正夫 Master of attack style.
• Yoda Norimoto (born 1966) 依田紀基
• Ishida Yoshio (born 1948) 石田芳夫 Youngest ever Honinbo winner and one of the strongest players of the 1970s. TV commentator.
• Takemiya Masaki (born 1951) 武宮正樹 Famous for his 'cosmic style', aiming for territory in the center of the board rather than the sides
• Kobayashi Koichi (born 1952) 小林光一 Third most titles with 55.
• Cho Hunhyun (born 1953) (조훈현 ; 曺薰鉉) Perhaps the second strongest player in the world, after his former pupil Lee Changho.
• Cho Chikun (born 1956) (조치훈 ; 趙治勳 Cho Chihun in Korean) Among the best players of the last century - passed Sakata in late 2002 for most titles with 66.
• O Rissei (born 1958)
• Rui Naiwei (born 1963) First woman to attain rank of 9-dan
• Michael Redmond (born 1963) First non-Asian (American) to attain rank of 9-dan. TV commentator.
• Yoo Changhyuk (born 1966) (유창혁 ; 劉昌赫) Third strongest in the world.
• Yi Chang-ho (born 1975) (이창호 ; 李昌鎬) Yi Chang-ho is generally considered the strongest player in the world. His name is commonly written Lee Changho
• Yamashita Keigo 山下敬吾 (born 1978)
• Zhang Xu 張栩 (born 1980) ( Cho U in Japanese)
• Lee Sedol (born 1983) (이세돌) In 2003 "Yi Se-tol" became the youngest 9-dan pro in history. He is considered one of the top few players in the world.
• Ma Xiaochun (马晓春) One of the top players in China in late 1990s.
• Chang Hao (常昊)
• Nie Weiping (聂卫平) World's top player in the 1980s.